Job Description:

Assistant Vice President of Advancement and Public Relations

Non-Unit Professional position, 37.5 hours/week

Campus Location: Danvers

SALARY: Salary range $150,000.00 - $180,000.00. The offered salary will be commensurate with experience and education but will not exceed the stated range. Full time benefited employees at North Shore Community College are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package offered through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Click HERE for a highlight of these benefits.

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GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

Reporting directly to the President, the Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Advancement and Public Relations serves as a core member of the President's Cabinet and provides strategic leadership, coordination, and fiduciary oversight for the college's fundraising, grants portfolio, alumni relations, community events, and marketing and public relations. Working in close partnership with the Cabinet, the AVP directs and integrates these functions through a single, unified plan that advances the college's strategic vision and its commitment to consistently excellent and equitable life outcomes for students. The AVP oversees collaboration with the NSCC Foundation and works to expand philanthropic revenue, secure vital state and federal grants, and elevate the college's regional brand. The AVP directly supervises the Director of Development, Director of Grants, Events Manager, and the Senior Executive Director of Strategic Communications.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Strategic Integration & Executive Leadership: Develops and oversees a single, unified plan?aligned with the college's strategic plan?to integrate and maximize the performance of the Advancement (fundraising, grants, and alumni relations), Events, and Marketing and Communications teams. Designs and implements a highly collaborative, data-driven, and equity-centered divisional culture.
• Fundraising & Capital Campaigns: Develops and oversees the college's comprehensive fundraising strategy and multi-year development plans. Supports the Director of Development in the design and implementation of annual giving, major giving, planned giving, and major capital campaigns to cultivate, solicit, and steward individual, corporate, and foundation donors for resources in alignment with institutional priorities, external partnerships, and financial sustainability.
• Foundation Governance & Alumni Network Relations: Leads strategic and fiduciary relations with the NSCC Foundation Board and the Alumni Network. Oversees the coordination of fundraising, alignment of college and foundation asset allocations with academic and workforce priorities, and supports recruitment of dynamic board members committed to the college's mission.
• Grants Development & Public Funding Compliance: In collaboration with the Vice President of Administration and Finance, develops and implements an alternative revenue strategy. Directly supports and provides oversight to the Director of Grants in seeking and securing external public and private funding (including federal, state, municipal, corporate, and foundation grants). Ensures strict compliance, performance tracking, and accurate reporting to meet federal and state compliance guidelines, academic alignment, and regional workforce needs.
• Strategic Communications & Brand Leadership: Develops and oversees a comprehensive external communication strategy for the college. Supports the Senior Executive Director of Strategic Communications in the design of a comprehensive, multi-platform messaging and brand strategy. Oversees alignment of messaging and public relations across all academic and workforce programming with philanthropic goals, boosting student enrollment, community engagement, and institutional visibility.
• Institutional Events Strategy: Directs the Events Manager in developing and executing a comprehensive campus events strategy. Coordinates collaborative efforts with facilities, food services, and media services to deliver high-impact community, donor, and academic events that advance the college's strategic goals.
• Community Relations: In collaboration with the President and the Vice President for Strategic Planning and Regional Alignment, helps to implement the college's community relations strategy. Serves as a key ambassador for the college on the North Shore, establishing strong relationships with civic leaders and community stakeholders to support institutional partnerships.
• Budget Management & Operational Excellence: Develops and manages the annual operating budgets for Advancement, Events, and Marketing and Communications, ensuring strict alignment with the college's strategic plan and resource sustainability. Leverages technology and CRM/donor database systems to ensure data-driven decision-making, accurate reporting, and optimal process management.
• Culture of Innovation and Teamwork: Infuses a commitment to innovation in fundraising, grants strategy, strategic communications and events and developing a culture of teamwork across the professionals responsible for those functions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: President

Requirements:

• Minimum of seven years of progressively responsible senior administrative and management experience, with a proven track record of coordinating multiple teams across a complex organization, preferably in a higher education institution or a non-profit advancement setting.
• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, higher education administration, public relations, or a related field is required; Master's degree is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success in Advancement functions, such as major gift solicitation, managing comprehensive capital campaigns, partnering collaboratively with volunteer boards (for instance, a 501(c)(3) Foundation), stewarding high-net-worth constituents, grant preparation and implementation, and work with alumni.
• Demonstrated success in Strategic Communications functions, such as brand development, marketing campaigns, media strategy, public relations, and social media messaging.
• Experience executing change management, including organizational and cultural alignment, and demonstrated success in achieving process improvements through cogent, compelling, and shared governance collaboration.
• Proven ability to leverage data analytics, environmental scans, and CRM systems to guide strategic planning, measure key performance indicators, and track revenue pipelines.
• Extraordinary emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to manage, mentor, and supervise diverse professional teams across fundraising, grants, events, and communications.
• Deep commitment to social justice, equity, and inclusion, with a strong understanding of the community college mission, workforce equity, non-traditional student demographics, and open-access education.
• Superior oral and written communication skills, with an open and inclusive communication style. High levels of integrity, professional judgment, and discretion in handling sensitive institutional matters.
• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or National background check as a condition of employment.

Application Instructions:

TO APPLY: To be considered for this position click on the "Apply Now" button, you will be prompted to set up a new account or login to an existing account. You will be able to upload the following required documents for consideration:

• Cover Letter, describing your qualifications and experience
• Resume/CV
• Applicants selected for an interview will need to provide the names, address, email and telephone number of at least three current professional references. [References won't be contacted without application notification]

Candidate review begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. First consideration will be given to those who apply by October 1, 2026

STARTING DATE: January 2, 2027